What a wonderful treat, Barbara Helm visiting SBOHVM to deliver this year's Christmas lecture, telling us how research she and colleagues began here at (then) IBAHCM continues in current work at the Swiss Ornithological Institute. @barbarahelm.bsky.social @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @vogelwarte.bsky.social

We are hiring: 4 PhD Positions in Ecology / Data Science and one Ecological Data Scientist. For more information, see www.uni-regensburg.de/universitaet...

Autumnal view north across the Clyde Valley from Gleniffer Braes.

We have held a lovely two-day conference & induction event at @sceneuog.bsky.social on beautiful Loch Lomond to welcome the new cohort of @leverhulme.ac.uk scholars to the @uofgecodatasci.bsky.social DTP. Lots of PhD info, research discussions, and campfire with guitar! @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk

Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared

If you have expertise in AI/statistical/data analytics research methods and an interest in environmental urban research, the NERC GALLANT project might be the place for you! Now recruiting for a Research Associate - closing date 15 September. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

We will never get gender equality and pay equity in academia until this issue of under acknowledged and under recognised service and pastoral support is addressed.

Interesting new addition to the spatial ecology toolset...

Scottish Grand National: 23 starters. 8 finishers. 2 horse fatalities. How long can horse racing retain its social licence to operate while these sort of results happen in the highest profile races. Preventable risks on race day that are not being minimised. Risk management is a welfare priority.

Precocious Strathclyde bluebell will not wait for May; suspects beech trees will spring early this year.

Any day now, ducklings will begin to appear, and we need your help to monitor them. We are asking for records of mallard broods anywhere in the UK this year to help us understand how many ducklings make it to adulthood. Submit your sightings here: citsci.org/projects/ducklingwatch Please share!

The subtle switch that happens when a dual national lands in an EU airport and stops being a British passport person to instead become a burgundy passport person... It's lovely to see the European flag flying next to il Tricolore all over Rome. 🇪🇺 🇮🇹

Applications are now open for the October 2025 intake of the Leverhulme DTP in Ecological Data Science. Five fully funded PhDs and a "Masters plus PhD" option for eligible students. Apply by 07 March. Read about this year's projects here: ecological-data-science.github.io

Guest speaker Håvard Rue talking about Variational Bayes at @uofglasgow.bsky.social School of Maths & Stats today.

A song about nature and a winter full moon... Seeking an instinctual, wild solitude in the dark nights of the season.

This made me a bit nostalgic for the days of rummaging around in Oracle databases. Sharing for any DBAs and SQL nerds out there: He's making a database, He's sorting it twice, SELECT * FROM contacts WHERE behaviour = "nice" SQL Clause is coming to town

Another sensational @uofgsbohvm.bsky.social Christmas party with fun, food and dancing! Our hosts Pat and Neil looked spectacular in their Indian wedding attire.

As a former software tester now turned dabbler in #rstats data modelling, I have yet to meet someone who has never given me code I couldn't break simply by putting this at the top: rm(list = ls()) Consider clearing your workspace and rerunning the code your first line of defence against bugs.